A Case of Giant Apocrine Hidradenoma.
- Author:
Hoon Soo KIM
1
;
Hyun Chang KO
;
Moon Bum KIM
;
Chang Keun OH
;
Kyung Sool KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. drkmp@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Apocrine hidradenoma;
Giant mass
- MeSH:
Acrospiroma;
Female;
Humans;
Scalp;
Sweat Glands
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(8):1056-1060
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hidradenoma is a relatively rare benign cutaneous tumor of sweat gland origin showing eccrine (eccrine or poroid hidradenoma) or apocrine (apocrine hidradenoma) differentiation. It usually presents as a slowly growing solitary nodule measuring between 0.5 and 2 cm in diameter. The large variant is rare, but may occur when they grow without appropriate treatment for several years. We report a case of apocrine hidradenoma in a 67-year old woman who presented with a solitary, erythematous, pedunculated, giant mass measuring 10.5x6.7x4.0 cm in size on the left lateral aspect of frontal scalp for 10 years. This is the largest among reported cases in the Korean literature.
